Winter Warfare Course

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Winter Warfare Course

Winter Warfare Course.

Course Program

- INTENTION OF THE COURSE

The intention of the course is to educate instructors in basic winter warfare skills.

- AIMS OF THE COURSE

- Teach the students basic principles and techniques concerning winter warfare

- Make the students feel secure and comfortable under winter conditions

- Teach the students limitations as well as possibilities of military operations under winter

conditions

- DEMANDS FOR THE STUDENTS

The following demands are required to participate in the course

- Are or shall be winter warfare instructor

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- Speak and understand English in a good way

- Are able to run 7000 meters in combat dress with 20 kg backpack in 52 min

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- Are motivated for the course

- TRAINING OBJECTIVES

After having completed the course the students are expected to have acquired the following

skills

Avalanches:

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- Be able to account for the main factors that cause avalanches, and take precautions when

operating in an area with avalanche hazard

- Be able to organise a rescue party at team level.

- Buddy rescue

Bivouacs:

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-- Be able to instruct own troops in how to establish a good bivouac. Using tents, snow

caves or other improvised bivouacs, below and above the tree line. Learn to use the primus.

- Be able to conduct necessary field routines in the bivouacs

- Be able to camouflage the bivouac and equipment

- Know the squad and soldiers routines during movement

- Be able to move during darkness

- Be able to skijor

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Land navigation:

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- Be able to navigate by using map and compass

- Be able to use the GPS

- Be able to plan and choose the best route for a ski-march

Skiing:

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- Be able to ski with backpack and rifle, using the Nordic cross country skiing principles- Be able to instruct own troops on how to ski, using the same principles

- Be able to instruct own troops on how to wax and maintain ski equipment

- Be able to finish the 10 km race for the civilian ski badge in 60 minutes or less

- Be able to demonstrate the different techniques

Snowshoes:

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- Be able to use snow shoes

- Be able to account for the advantages and limitations of snowshoes as compared to skis.

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Survival and medical aspects:

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- Be able survive under arctic conditions using standard Norwegian military equipment

- Be able to instruct others in how to dress in extreme cold to obtain maximum protection

- Be able to account for the symptoms of snow-blindness, frostbite hypothermia and

carbon-monoxide poisoning, and the correct first-aid measures to be applied, as well as basic

hygiene routines

- Be able to take precautions to avoid frost injuries- Be able to execute first-aid under winter conditions

Weapon training:

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- Be able to use and maintain the G-3 automatic rifle

- Be able to instruct own troops on how to maintain Infantry weapons in general under

winter conditions

- Know different types of methods for operating the G-3 in thick snow

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Documents

Winter Warfare Course